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Course Map

The Iron Mountain Trail Run course is located on National Geographic map for the Mount Rogers Area (786).

16 Mile Route and first section for 30 & 50 Mile Runners

Below is the course map for the 16 mile option (and therefore, the start and end of the 50 & 30 mile options). The course is highlighted in pink. Runners start in Damascus (bottom left) running east on the Virginia Creeper Trail (trail 4575), which parallels Hw 58. At Straight Branch parking lot, runners turn left and follow the Beech Grove Trail (trail 4552) up to join the Iron Mountain Trail (IMT). At the IMT, runners turn right (east), following the IMT (trail 301, along Feathercamp Ridge) towards the FS 90 Aid Station. The 16 mile runners turn around at A (FS 90) and return to Damascus on the Iron Mountain Trail.

At Garmin Connect you can select to see a satellite map (as well as elevation profile) of the 16 mile course. If you select splits (upper right) you can see data for distances between aid stations.

30 Mile Route and middle section for 50 Mile Runners

Below is the middle section of the 30 mile option (and the 50 mile option). 30 & 50 mile runners will start as the 16 mile runners did above. However, when the 16 mile runners turn around at A, (FS 90), the 30 & 50 mile runner will continue heading east on the Iron Mountain Trail (trail 301). At B (SR 600), the 30 mile runners will turn around, returning to Damascus on the Iron Mountain Trail while the 50 mile runners will continue East.

At Garmin Connect you can select to see a satellite map (as well as elevation profile) of the 30 mile course. If you select splits (upper right) you can see data for distances between aid stations.

Below is the middle section for the 50 mile runners. Runners will start as the 16 and 30 milers did. However, where the 30 milers turn around (SR 600), the 50 milers will continue east on FS 84, and then Old 84 (trail 4630). At the Hurricane Gap Aid Station, runners will return to 84 (east), then turn left on Barton Gap trail (trail 4624), then turning left on 643. At the Rowland Creek Falls Aid Station, runners will turn left on Rowland Creek Falls Trail (trail 164), returning to Hurricane Gap Aid Station. There they will return to FS 84, this time heading west. The Iron Mountain Trail joins FS 84, and runners turn left off of FS 84 to follow the Iron Mountain Trail west all the way back to Damascus.

At Garmin Connect you can select to see a satellite map (as well as elevation profile) of the 50 mile course. If you select splits (upper right) you can see data for distances between aid stations.

Entire Course for 50 Mile Route

All runners start in Damascus (bottom left). 16 milers turn around at A (FS 90) and 30 milers turn around at B (SR 600). All runners return to Damascus on the Iron Mountain Trail. At Garmin Connect you can select to see a satellite map (as well as elevation profile) of the 50 mile course. If you select splits (upper right) you can see data for distances between aid stations.